48-355 Perspective

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This freehand drawing course considers perspective from three understandings of perceptual psychology. Part 1, built on the pedagogy of Kimon Nicolaides, aligns with the Transactionalist understanding of perception. It considers perspective as discovered truth. Part 2 builds on the early work of perceptual psychologist, J.J. Gibson, and aligns with the Ecological position of Gibson and his followers. It considers perspective as an absolute truth of the visual field. Part 3, aligning implicitly with Gestalt psychology, treats perspective as an imposed schema. The course concludes with a final project built around the student's interest. This semester we will do frequent applications of perspective to on-going student design projects. Prerequisite: 62-126 or 48-126 or permission of the instructor

Prerequisites: 62-126

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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